Sports Injury Clinic in Calgary: Revelation Health Centre

Sports Injury Clinic in Calgary: Why Us?

Are you suffering from some type of sports-related injury? If so, it’s in your best interests to seek out a sports injury clinic in Calgary and consult a physician or chiropractor to determine what the cause of your injury is and how to go about treating it.

Because all sports injuries are musculoskeletal in nature, ignoring them can cause your body to compensate for strain and / or weakness and result in further injury on soft tissues with mild to severe pain and loss of function as the two most common symptoms.

10 Ways We Treat Sport Injuries

Initially, our chiropractors will begin treatment by identifying the cause of your symptoms and do a thorough assessment to determine if there were any underlying pre-dispositions that made you more vulnerable to the injury in the first place.

The body of an athlete is constantly experiencing stresses whether it be from:

physical contact in hockey

repetitive swings on the golf course

running back and forth across the field of play

… as a few examples. Often, small subluxations develop that are pre-cursor to more severe injury. Once the underlying causes have been identified (if any), addressing inflammation and pain while aiming to restore soft tissue function and bone alignment begins.

There are several treatment methods our chiropractors use, of which may be suggested alone or in combination with others:

#1 – Chiropractic Care

Subluxations (misalignment) of the extremity joints or spinal column usually go hand-in-hand with injuries resulting from sports. Muscle testing and chiropractic adjustments will be performed using a variety of techniques such as:

Activator methods

Flexion distraction

Diversified technique

…to name a few. Depending on the type and severity of your sports injury, getting re-aligned will help to restore function and reduce symptoms such as pain and inflammation.

#3 – Cox® Technique Decompression

Cox® Technique is a proven form of disc rehabilitation and spinal decompression that makes use of a specially-engineered chiropractic table for it to be performed. Our sports injury clinic has one of these tables.

Patients lay down on the table and are strapped in by their feet and / or neck which helps to stretch and decompress their spinal column (neck and back).

Cox® is a proven flexion-distraction technique that helps remediate the back and neck pain that many athletes experience at one point or another in their sporting careers.

#4 – Cold Laser Therapy

Cold laser therapy works to reduce inflammation and pain – sometimes almost immediately – by supplying light energy to the body which is then transformed to chemical energy on a cellular level, helping the body regenerate faster.

Our sports injury clinic in Calgary uses the state-of-the-art Theralase TLC-2000 non-thermal therapeutic laser, a non-invasive and non-toxic laser system with absolutely no side effects.

#6 – Huber Motion Lab

The Huber Motion Lab is a state-of-the-art medical machine that helps create equilibrium between the brain and body through strategic exercises.

Athletes who have suffered severe concussions and need therapy to restore function benefit greatly from the input our Huber Motion Lab creates into their brain.

The brain needs a 40 to 1 input to output ratio for its cells to begin healing, meaning damaged brain cells resulting from concussion need lots of stimulation before they begin working correctly again. Our Huber Motion Lab accomplishes this through its rigorous and customizable exercise programs.

#7 – Interactive Metronome

Interactive Metronome is another concussion therapy used at our sports injury clinic in Calgary. It helps the brain restore output from damaged cells by input through timing and rhythmic drills in a repetitive fashion.

Interactive Metronome can help concussed athletes restore motor coordination and balance, attention and body function, response times and more.

#8 – Eyelights

The use of eyelights is another concussion therapy technique used at our sports injury clinic in Calgary. A specially designed pair of sunglasses has four lights surrounding each lens that flash intermittently when worn which acts to stimulate the brain and restore function.

These eyelights come in pairs and will be recommended (or not) based on an initial assessment performed by one of our chiropractors. They come in four different colors which are used based on the part of your brain that is damaged.

#9 – Physiotherapy Exercises

Damaged soft tissues won’t heal if they aren’t used, which is why do-it-at-home exercises are useful in elongating tightened tissues and restoring function.

Our chiropractors prescribe exercises if they deem it would be beneficial to your recovery and speed up the process. Exercises are an essential part of recovery from almost all cases of sport injury.

#10 – Nutrition & Supplementation

Recovering from a sports injury can be prolonged or quickened depending on your diet. Our chiropractors may make recommendations on what to eat / not eat to help with your recovery.

Certain supplements may also be recommended as a part of your treatment plan which will provide your body with the nutrients it needs to make as speedy of a recovery as possible.

A Word on Sports Injuries…

Soft tissues and joints are complex and made up of bone, cartilage / discs, ligaments, muscles, tendons and nerves. As specialists in treating sports injuries, we assess the degree of injury and sprain or strain to a joint or part of the body and identify the actual tissue that is damaged. Identification is key in facilitating the creation of an effective treatment plan and speedy recovery.

In addition to identifying and treating the injured tissue(s), we move people away from symptoms such as pain and towards health so that they don’t experience a “relapse” by treating any root causes that may have contributed to the injury being suffered in the first place.

We are passionate about treating athletes for sports injuries because we know what it takes to perform at the top of your game and be the best you can be. Let us help you!